Kurds the kurds of course have been a reliable ally of the United States and recent years in the effort to defeat eisel many in the United States believing that this decision to pull back and allow turkey to conduct its military operation has essentially let down a very valuable and loyal ally to the United States the u. S. President has been pushing back on that suggestion also noting in this tweet that in his views the turkish people as well as the currents have been fighting in his words forever and the United States should not be injecting itself into an historic conflict now having said that the United States president also cautioned in turkey if there are what the u. S. President believes are inhumane or large civilian casualties he has endorsed a movement in the u. S. Senate by a member of his own Republican Party as well as a democratic senator to sanction turkey that efforts could be voted on as early as next week would not only potentially limit military sales to turkey but c
Knot. Congratulations to chris. This is a perfect weekend for a wedding. Reporter lots of sunshine coming up later on, right now were dealing with clouds across the region. There are sunny breaks, the farther north you go as you look at satellite, the better chance you have seeing sunshine as it builds over the horizon. Generally speaking were looking at mostly sunny skies and the Morning Clouds should kick out in the next few hours. 66 in wilmington, 66 in trenton. 65 for the early stroll on the boardwalk. Its feeling comfortable and breezy on the terrace. If you start working out in any of the areas where you see dewpoints over 60 you might feel a little bit on the humid side. Slightly sticky. Thats not too humid, 63 in philadelphia. The dewpoints should be dropping. Temperatures are going up today. We should wind up bright through most of the day, 67 degrees about now. 77 by 10 00 a. M. More sunshine to the north than what youve got to the south currently. Noon, 83. 3 00 p. M. , 87
Good morning to you all. Im t. J. Holmes. And im Marci Gonzalez in for reena ninan. We begin with the flooding. Blamed now for as many as six deaths. Meanwhile, 12 people are missing in central texas. Two families swept away in their fay vags home. And a texas dam breached by flooding. A reporter in houston trying to keep it together having a tough time in this torrential downpour. Struggling there to keep from blowing away and still do her job. And flood waters raging through a golf course in austin. It is not over yet. Look at the radar here. That Severe Weather still on the move. We get the latest from bazi kanani. Reporter another dousing in texas, drivers in houston deciding whether to aban dor their cars or push through. Thousands forced to wait it out inside the stadium after the rockets game ended. Oh my god. Oh, my god. Reporter the raging floodwaters thrashing around this sufficient and washing out hundreds of home. This was my wedding. This saul i have. Reporter black hawks
Plans to attract firms and investors to his country. Like many of his down parts hell head on after the summit to a meeting of the transpacific partnership. Abe has been pushing to have negotiators agree on the details of the free trade deal by the end of the year. The leaders are expected to adopt a joint statement to that effect. Chinese president xi jinping has spoken out at the summit against a traditional ally. He said china will support u. N. Sanctions to prevent north korea from possessing nuclear arms. Xi pit with south korean President Park kuhn 88. He reassured her about relations between their two countries. Translator china and south korea have a great relationship. We have built a Good Partnership in various fields. Translator wed like to ask for chinas support to help north korea abandon nuclear arms and seek economic development. The leaders discussed sixparty talks on the north Korean Nuclear program. President xi says he he wants negotiators can Work Together to get ba
Good morning, im pleased it call this subcommittee competing on conservation climate forestry and Natural Resources and grateful the Ranking Member marshall for his partnership in organizing the hearing on with respect water reulgts. I know he shares my concern about the unprecedented drought the west faces as it is relates it declining water levels in the aquifer. Spourp simple. To sound the locker room about the water crisis in the American West. It has not been there dry in 1200 years. If we dont get our act together here it will not only put our with respect agriculture at risk but the American West. My state is at the head waters of the Colorado River which starts as snow melt before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea offer tez the river basin is the life blood and provides the Drinking Water for 40 Million People over s states. It irgates favor million acres of agriculture and under pins the 26 billion and running out of water. The two largest reservoirs lake powell and lake im